silver plate
silver tableware.
a coating of silver, especially one electroplated on base metal.
Origin of silver plate
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Other definitions for silver-plate (2 of 2)
to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.
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How to use silver plate in a sentence
The magistrates presented them with a magnificent service of silver plate.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondLottie appeared with a crimson face, bearing a little ostentatious silver plate with a card.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins FreemanA small, very odorous broiled bird lay on a square of browned toast on a silver plate before her.
Jolly Sally Pendleton | Laura Jean LibbeyJacques Boucher's dwelling was doubtless well furnished with silver plate and storied tapestry.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole FrancePerhaps nothing, however, astonished me so much as the array of gold and silver plate in the dining-room.
That Boy Of Norcott's | Charles James Lever
British Dictionary definitions for silver plate
a thin layer of silver deposited on a base metal
articles, esp tableware, made of silver plate
(tr) to coat (a metal, object, etc) with silver, as by electroplating
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